New Releases (Week of 5/4/09) @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 02, 2009

News: Patapon 2 is "in stores" this week.

This week's biggest release isn't actually a release at all, if you think about it. Sony's Patapon 2, a quirky rhythm game, is coming to the PSP this week as a "boxed digital download." Buying the game from the store gets you a code to download the game from the PlayStation Store, which is of course not able to be resold. According to Sony, this is a one time test, but it's a big step towards the all digital download future (even though, the all digital download future is technically impossible, given current broadband services).

Other big releases for the week include two remakes on the Wii. Klonoa is a remake of the great PS1 platformer, now with Wii Remote controls and updated graphics while New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a remake of the GameCube title with Wii controls and a bunch of new levels.

Here's the full list of the rest of the new releases.

To see the ESRB rating of any of these games, please use the ESRB Ratings Widget at the bottom of the page.

DS

Crazy Chicken: Star Karts

Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Puzzle Kingdoms

PC

Crysis: Maximum Edition

Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!

Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper

PlayStation 3

Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust

PSP

Patapon 2

Wii

The Destiny of Zorro

Klonoa

New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Xbox 360

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian